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A render of the second-generation Moto360 smartwatch has apparently been leaked. The image shows a circular watch and appears very similar to the picture posted by Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing last month (Lenovo CEO Leaks New Moto 360). Rather than a ‘flat tyre’ bezel, the watch has a fully-round face design and centre crown, as … Read more
Kobo claims that its new 6″ Glo HD eReader has ‘the highest resolution screen available on the market’, at an unusual 1448 x 1072 resolution (300 ppi). An E Ink Carta display (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 35) is used in the eReader, as well as a front light. The device uses a 1GHz processor … Read more
Samsung Electronics says it expects operating profit in the first quarter to be approximately KRW5.9 trillion ($5.4 billion), which would be an 11.3% improvement from Q4 but 30.6% down on the first quarter of the previous year. Turnover in Q1 is expected to be around KRW47 trillion ($43.1 billion), 10.8% lower sequentially and 12.4% down … Read more
LG is to choose 4,000 consumers from 15 countries to receive a new G4 smartphone, weeks before its official launch. The lucky customers will help to test the handset before it goes on sale, for up to 30 days. The programme has begun in Korea, and will also be launched in Turkey, Indonesia, Singapore, United … Read more
Supply chain sources expect global UltraHD TV penetration to reach 20% this year. UltraHD models now cost just 15% more than FullHD TVs to produce, but about 50% more at retail. The increasing demand for large screens is also having a positive effect on UltraHD sales. The sources estimated that global TV shipments would reach … Read more
Taiwan’s two major BLU manufacturers reported sequential increases in sales in March, though for both companies, last month’s result was down year on year. Radiant Opto-Electronic achieved a 17.7% month on month increase in sales to NT$3.1 billion ($99 million), though this was 15.3% down on March 2014. Sales in the first three months of … Read more
TPK reported a 45.2% sequential increase in sales in March and 32.7% jump year on year to NT$10.6 billion ($340.6 million). Last month’s result brought sales in the first three months of 2015 to NT$28.9 billion ($928.7 million), down 26.9% from Q4 but 8.8% higher than Q1 2014. The company is reported to be optimistic … Read more
Both the Semiconductor Industry Association and Gartner have released their most recent semiconductor sales estimates – for February 2015 from the SIA, and the year 2014 from Gartner. Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $27.8 billion in February, up 6.7% YoY from February 2014’s $26 billion. Sales were down 2.7% MoM ($28.5 billion in January), although this … Read more
HTC says that thanks to strong demand for the new HTC One M9 smartphone, sales in March climbed 117% sequentially and 23.4% year on year to NT$20 billion ($642.8 million). In Q1 HTC posted a net profit of NT$360 million ($11.6 million) on turnover of NT$41.5 billion ($1.3 billion), 23.4% higher than Q1 2014 and … Read more
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has shared the specifications of Huawei’s upcoming Ascend P8 smartphone. The handset will have a 5.2″ display (1920 x 1080) and run on an octa-core Kirin 930 CPU from Hisilicon, with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. It is expected to be unveiled in London on 15th … Read more
Inventec chairman Richard Lee has said that the company is considering establishing factories in Japan and Singapore this year. The depreciation of the yen against the dollar has led to requests for local assembly from Japanese customers. Through a re-entry into Singapore, Inventec would have an easier time accessing markets such as Malaysia, Indonesia and … Read more
Kenya has had its share of debates on the ASO issue, with consumer associations arguing against the move, and even postponements from a High Court (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 50 & Vol 20 No 48). However, the switch-off has now taken place and the nation is now fully digital.
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